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Zero Emission Zones — Rijkswaterstaat / Netherlands

What This Dataset Is

Boundaries of 42 zero emission zones (zero-emissiezones) in Dutch cities — areas where vehicle emissions are restricted. These zones are part of the Netherlands' transition to zero-emission urban logistics and cleaner air in city centres.

Two types of zones exist:

LEZ (Low Emission Zone / Milieuzone) — restricts older, more polluting vehicles
ZES (Zero Emissie Stadslogistiek) — requires zero-emission delivery vehicles

Each zone has defined start and end dates, reflecting the phased rollout of emission restrictions across Dutch municipalities.

Provider: Rijkswaterstaat (Directorate-General for Public Works and Water Management) License: Public domain (Dutch government open data)

How to Access

The data is a GeoParquet file in EPSG:28992 (Amersfoort / RD New). Use DuckDB with the spatial extension.

The file is small (42 features) — loads instantly.

Schema — Field Meanings

Field	Type	Meaning
`geometry`	WKB MultiPolygon	Zone boundary in EPSG:28992.
`Naam`	string	Zone name (e.g., `"LEZ Amsterdam"`, `"ZES Utrecht"`).
`Startdatum`	timestamp	Start date — when the emission restriction takes effect.
`Einddatum`	timestamp	End date — when the restriction expires (may be far future).
`Soort`	string	Zone type: `"LEZ"` (Low Emission Zone) or `"ZES"` (Zero Emissie Stadslogistiek).
`Shape__Area`	float64	Zone area in m².

Useful Query Patterns

List all zones by type

Count zones by type

Find currently active zones

Find the largest zones

Check if a point falls within an emission zone

Geometry Notes

CRS is EPSG:28992 (Amersfoort / RD New). Coordinates are in metres.
All geometries are MultiPolygon.
Reproject to EPSG:4326 for web maps.

Visualization Styles

One Mapbox GL v8 style is available for interactive map visualization via the PMTiles file.

Style files are Mapbox GL v8 JSON with relative PMTiles source paths. They can be used with MapLibre GL JS, OpenLayers (via ol-mapbox-style), or any Mapbox GL v8-compatible renderer.

styles/default.json — Zone type classification. Blue fill colored by Soort: dark blue for Zero Emission (ZE/ZES) zones, medium blue for Low Emission Zones (LEZ), light blue for environmental zones (Milieuzone). Labels show city names. Shows where the Netherlands is implementing vehicle emission restrictions.

Style files are at: https://data.source.coop/cholmes/portolan-nl/rijkswaterstaat/zero_emissiezones/styles/

Caveats

Startdatum and Einddatum are timestamps, not date strings — they include time components.
Zone types are in Dutch abbreviations: LEZ = Low Emission Zone (milieuzone), ZES = Zero Emissie Stadslogistiek (zero emission city logistics).
The specific vehicle restrictions (which Euro classes are banned, which vehicle types) are not in this dataset — only the spatial boundaries and dates.
Shape__Area uses double underscores (ArcGIS convention).
Zone boundaries may change as municipalities adjust their policies.

Hand-maintained agent guide (ported from this collection's llms.txt in August 2026). Update it alongside collection.json.